{"id":2694,"date":"2023-11-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/talent-web.applyflow.site\/delivering-negative-feedback-constructively\/"},"modified":"2023-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T00:00:00","slug":"delivering-negative-feedback-constructively","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.talentweb.com.au\/delivering-negative-feedback-constructively\/","title":{"rendered":"DELIVERING NEGATIVE FEEDBACK CONSTRUCTIVELY"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">When did you last shy away from giving negative feedback or telling someone something that they might not want to hear?<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">It can be very hard giving someone your views on their presentation, demeanor, dress-sense, communication style or general appearance and I have found that typically feedback is taken one of two ways:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">A \u2013 \u00a0I don\u2019t agree with you \/ that\u2019s bull***t \/ you\u2019re wrong \/ I don\u2019t believe you.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">B \u2013 I didn\u2019t know that \/ I guess you could be right \/ thanks for letting me know.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Of course you will\u00a0always hope to hear B,\u00a0BUT unless the person you are speaking with is self-aware or reflective enough, you will only ever hear\u00a0A.<\/p>\n<h4 dir=\"ltr\">So how do we give good, constructive feedback?<\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">There have been countless occasions that I\u2019ve had to give difficult feedback. Each time, I try to ensure they know it is designed to help and not embarrass. You should always ensure that the message is delivered respectfully.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Observe: \u00a0If the individual thinks\u00a0they are\u00a0being personally attacked, they will become defensive and the opportunity for a meaningful discussion will be lost.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Be specific:\u00a0To be effective, you\u2019ll need to be\u00a0very specific. Your detail should be delivered with examples and scenarios that describe exactly what you are referring to.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Be timely:\u00a0Feedback should be given as soon as possible after or even during the event, picking up on something that you are seeing as it happens will help the receiver process what is being delivered.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Don\u2019t be a jerk:\u00a0The intent of feedback is to promote improvement and change, so be respectful, professional and show some empathy!<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Ask what they think:\u00a0After telling them, stop talking and give the other person a chance to respond to your statements and ask clarifying questions.<\/p>\n<h4 dir=\"ltr\">In summary<\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Feedback is\u00a0crucial\u00a0to the improvement and development;\u00a0it can be a powerful enabler. So next time you find yourself in a situation where you should say something, challenge yourself to do exactly that.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Be honest, be bold but be\u00a0respectful.<\/p>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<p><!-- = @blog.main_content.html_safe --><br \/>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When did you last shy away from giving negative feedback or telling someone something that they might not want to hear? It can be very hard giving someone your views on their presentation, demeanor, dress-sense, communication style or general appearance and I have found that typically feedback is taken one of two ways: A \u2013&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2695,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2694","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorised"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.talentweb.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2694","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.talentweb.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.talentweb.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.talentweb.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.talentweb.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2694"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.talentweb.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2694\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.talentweb.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/media\/2695"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.talentweb.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2694"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.talentweb.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2694"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.talentweb.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2694"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}